Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Owners' liability

Legal area

Court

17 Nov 2022

TIEN SAU TONG MEDICINE COMPANY (HONG KONG) LTD v. CHEUNG PO LING

Citation

[2022] HKDC 1311
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ4380/2016

The court held that the plaintiff has a bona fide claim against Wu Heung Ming and that the dispute as to whether Wu knew of or authorised the deposits is a live issue that must be tried; because Wu is the owner of Po Cheong and the issues overlap, joinder is necessary to avoid duplicative proceedings, so the registrar's order to join Wu as second defendant is upheld and the appeal is dismissed.
21 Oct 2011

CHIANG KI CHUN IAN v. LI YIN SZE

Citation

CHIANG KI CHUN IAN v. LI YIN SZE
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV26/2011

Given the continuous, prolonged play by a group of excited young children while the dog was restrained on a leash, a reasonable person would have foreseen a real risk that the dog could become over‑excited or misinterpret a child's acts and bite; the defendant was negligent in failing to ensure periodic supervision or to move the dog beyond the children’s reach and was vicariously liable for her domestic helpers' failure to supervise.
14 Oct 1999

THE J FASTER

Citation

THE J FASTER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAJ365/1998

There was no arguable basis to hold the owners liable because the charterparty allocated cargo handling to the charterer, the charterers' agents had no authority to bind the owners, and confirmations by ship officers did not create binding obligations on owners; additionally the ex parte arrest application involved material non-disclosures warranting return of the security.

Hong Kong Case Law

TIEN SAU TONG MEDICINE COMPANY (HONG KONG) LTD v. CHEUNG PO LING

CHIANG KI CHUN IAN v. LI YIN SZE

THE J FASTER